It is positive that the work of the Commission on Religious Education has attracted the attention of the TES (“The Battle for the Soul of RE” – 17th March), although sadly the article does not accurately reflect the reality of commissioners’ work. Religious Education is a subject that encompasses a diverse range of disciplinary approaches. In our draft National Entitlement for RE, published last ...
Commission on RE event at the Ismaili Centre
The Commission on Religious Education met on Monday 15 January at the Ismaili Centre in South Kensington. The commissioners considered the responses to the electronic consultation following the publication of its Interim Report in September 2017. They also discussed the meeting at Grey Coat Hospital School in December, where representatives from schools, other members of the profession, religious ...
Report on consultation event at Grey Coat Hospital School
A Commission for Religious Education consultation event took place at state secondary school Grey Coat Hospital school in Westminster on 6th December 2017. Over sixty people attended as part of the consultation process following the publication of the Interim Report Religious Education for All. Four key issues were addressed and the Commissioners listened to the views of participants on how the ...
Interim Report: Religious Education for All
The Commission on Religious Education was established to review the legal, education, and policy frameworks for religious education (RE) in schools in England. This review is designed to inform policymakers, with the ultimate aim of improving the quality and rigour of religious education and its capacity to prepare pupils for life in modern Britain. Following three residential meetings, which ...
Report of Exeter Meeting
Fourth Evidence Gathering Session 20/6/17 Exeter University, St. Luke's Campus On a very hot day in Exeter, Commissioners Anthony Towey and Denise Cush heard eleven presentations from Jo Backus, Ed Pawson and Tatiana Wilson, John Keast, Duraid Rifai, Geoff Teece, Dave Francis, Linda Rudge, Katie Freeman, David Lundie, Emma Brennan and four students coming to the end of their PGCE in Secondary ...